VC  Brown Venture Group

https://brownventuregroup.com/





     Office Locations:

825 SE Washington Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: 612-244-1154

 

Stages:

  • Early


 

Industries:

  • Information Technology
  • Software & Internet

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    Description:

    Brown Venture Group is a venture capital firm exclusively for Black, Latino and Indigenous technology startups. The firm's target audience is Black, Latino & Indigenous tech inventors looking to create startups in emerging technologies. Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) has committed up to $10M to its inaugural fund. Brown Venture Group, a majority Black-led organization, was founded in 2018 with the goal of raising $50 million to invest in entrepreneurs of color who in the past have not had access to venture capital and have experienced economic barriers to contribution.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Chris Dykstra Partner
    Dr. Chris Brooks Partner
    Dr. Paul Campbell Managing Partner
    Jerome Hamilton Partner

     

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